INCREDIBLE COLLAPSE TRIGGERED BY GLACIER CALVING | South America, Chile

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  • čas přidán 9. 11. 2022
  • An incredibly large chunk of the Grey Glacier's ice-sheet breaks off and flips over in a spectacular way in Southern Patagonia, Chile. The ice-sheet of the Grey Glacier is currently declining due to increasing temperatures and changes in rainfall. It is part of the 'Southern Patagonian Ice Field', the world's 2nd largest contiguous extrapolar ice field and the largest freshwater reservoir in South America.
    The Grey Glacier is famous for insane glacier wall collapses during the summer when large icebergs - often up to 100 feet in height - are breaking off the glacier and collapsing into the water of the 'Lago Grey'. In the right time of the year big blocks of ice break off the glacier and drop into the water. The waves created by such glacier calving events often splash dozens of meters through the air. The glacier itself is about 6 km (3.7 mi) wide and has an average height of over 30 m (100 ft) above the surface of the water.
    Thankfully, no-one was injured as boats stay at a safe distance from the glacier (for a good reason).
    Glacier calving, also known as ice calving, or iceberg calving, is the breaking of ice chunks from the edge of a glacier. The sudden release and breaking away of a mass of ice from a glacier or iceberg often causes large waves around the area and can result in a "shooter" which is a large chunk of the submerged portion of the iceberg surfacing above the water. The ice that breaks away can be classified as an iceberg, but may also be a growler, bergy bit, or a crevasse wall breakaway. The entry of the ice into the water causes large, and often hazardous waves. (Find out more here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_cal....
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  • @campbellmorrison8540
    @campbellmorrison8540 Před rokem +5245

    Love the last bit where you discover how deep this actually goes when the lower portion comes to the surface.

    • @KrGsMrNKusinagi0
      @KrGsMrNKusinagi0 Před rokem +85

      thats what created the great lakes

    • @91Redmist
      @91Redmist Před rokem +75

      Never saw anything like this before! At first, I thought the rock bed had somehow got thrust up into the air!

    • @jenniferbates2811
      @jenniferbates2811 Před rokem +19

      @@KrGsMrNKusinagi0 Isn't that incredible

    • @pribilovian4709
      @pribilovian4709 Před rokem +12

      Kinda like humans...

    • @eganfo
      @eganfo Před rokem +12

      I had the same thought. Truly remarkable.

  • @henrent
    @henrent Před 7 měsíci +238

    I find it so neat how blue that ice is. The part underwater was soo much bigger than I expected.

    • @sethbrolsma516
      @sethbrolsma516 Před 2 měsíci +8

      seriously. the deep blue color is the most astonishing part

    • @ariell6489
      @ariell6489 Před 2 měsíci +4

      Why is it such a dark blue?

    • @sethbrolsma516
      @sethbrolsma516 Před 2 měsíci

      @@ariell6489 it's frozen water probably from a mile deep. It's never seen any light or been touched by air, so that's literally how "deep water" looks. they don't call it the deep blue sea for nothing.

    • @rikkiseddo
      @rikkiseddo Před 2 měsíci +9

      I’m assuming it’s where urinal cakes and toilet fresheners are carved from… 😂

    • @dirdib69
      @dirdib69 Před měsícem +4

      @@ariell6489 It's the increased density of the lower ice.

  • @auraleamoore815
    @auraleamoore815 Před 9 měsíci +43

    I was STUNNED when out of the depths came this gorgeous dark blue ice from the chunk (an equally beautiful light blue!) broke off of the glacier! AMAZING NATURE!

  • @geraldpatterson3903
    @geraldpatterson3903 Před rokem +1078

    I could freaking kiss the one recording this for not "narrating" or screaming in this. Thank you!

    • @stevedawson256
      @stevedawson256 Před rokem +66

      Or saying "o my god, o my god, o my god" repeatedly

    • @jehl1116
      @jehl1116 Před rokem +4

      Idem

    • @zoul
      @zoul Před rokem +5

      it is for this reason that your grandfathers came to free the little French girls.

    • @bongjovi4928
      @bongjovi4928 Před rokem +7

      Gay

    • @hieroglyph321
      @hieroglyph321 Před rokem +2

      Holy f@ck....

  • @smellyolegoat150
    @smellyolegoat150 Před rokem +3722

    That was incredible. I especially loved how the ice was progressively more blue the deeper it was, and the more pressure it was under.

    • @sadamp1
      @sadamp1 Před rokem +78

      Is that why it got bluer at depths? Pressure?

    • @js70371
      @js70371 Před rokem +53

      How deep do you think the water is there?! That’s wild!!

    • @smellyolegoat150
      @smellyolegoat150 Před rokem +78

      @@sadamp1 I assume that is the reason. I just googled it, and yes.

    • @grahvis
      @grahvis Před rokem +61

      Fjords, the valleys created by glaciers, can be a kilometre deep.

    • @nickcampbell4148
      @nickcampbell4148 Před rokem +201

      I worked in Alaska for a summer on a glacier tour boat. The oldest and most compressed ice is the blue color but only from this vantage point. Up close it appears completely clear. It is reflecting, or whatever it's called, the color of the blue ocean water below it. The top layer of the glacier you can see is white because it still has bubbles in it and refracting, or whatever it's called, sunlight. I cannot fathom how crazy it would have been to be on a boat watching that when it happened. We definitely had close calls the summer I worked there and we had to stay a safety mile away.

  • @jisu222
    @jisu222 Před rokem +1997

    That dark blue from the ice being compressed over who knows how long is amazing. That deep blue is beautiful.

    • @ThinkingDoesMakeMeImportant
      @ThinkingDoesMakeMeImportant Před rokem +7

      Nowhere near how long it took for the light that's it's absorbing to get to the glacier.

    • @jisu222
      @jisu222 Před rokem +74

      @@ThinkingDoesMakeMeImportant it only take 8 minutes for the light from the sun to get to earth so that doesn’t make sense. I’m sure that ice has been being compressed and slowing sliding towards the water for 1000s of years.

    • @ThinkingDoesMakeMeImportant
      @ThinkingDoesMakeMeImportant Před rokem +2

      @@jisu222 The sun's core is so intensely dense that light doesn't just zip away and travel to Earth in 8 minutes you uneducated a little brat

    • @ThinkingDoesMakeMeImportant
      @ThinkingDoesMakeMeImportant Před rokem +8

      @@jisu222 I actually commented hoping that I would find some kind of resemblance of intelligence And all I find is average meaning lower IQ.

    • @ThinkingDoesMakeMeImportant
      @ThinkingDoesMakeMeImportant Před rokem +1

      @@jisu222 And before our sun could produce light to travel to that glacier a sun before it had to go supernova you ignorant little brat.

  • @mpgnz73
    @mpgnz73 Před 10 měsíci +101

    The sheer scale of the ice and the range of deep blue colours as it turns over makes it both beautiful and terrifying at the same time.

  • @burnieplace
    @burnieplace Před rokem +37

    About 15 years ago I spent $145 on a guided walk on Grey Glacier, including crampons , ropes and harnesses. We were taken by a small boat to the glacier, on the far side where the ice met the rock, thought probably much further to the left given the retreat of the glacier face since then. Then we walked for probably a couple of hours, roped together before returning by boat. The blue of the ice where water channels cut into it was a blue I've never seen before or since. Probably the best $145 I ever spent.

    • @AhJodie
      @AhJodie Před 2 měsíci +3

      Thank you for sharing that fantastic story! I think it was a good investment!

  • @PandoraKyss
    @PandoraKyss Před rokem +1281

    I am absolutely obsessed with the colors of the glacier ice. It's one of the most beautiful blue colors that I've seen.

    • @nicolasbravo833
      @nicolasbravo833 Před rokem +8

      Come to Chile

    • @MGrey-qb5xz
      @MGrey-qb5xz Před rokem +9

      More beautiful then some pagan built pyramid

    • @mattyb9991
      @mattyb9991 Před rokem

      @@MGrey-qb5xz lmao bro what keep that dumb shite to yourself

    • @MGrey-qb5xz
      @MGrey-qb5xz Před rokem +3

      @@mattyb9991 cause we need to understand that worship naturing is wrong especially of your fellow human.

    • @davidbbcdonnell9511
      @davidbbcdonnell9511 Před rokem +20

      @@MGrey-qb5xz Hey American: "than" is a word.

  • @bethanybrookes8479
    @bethanybrookes8479 Před rokem +1991

    I'm always amazed at how incredibly blue the ice is. Whenever I see glaciers and icebergs in animations or in photos, I always find myself doubting it, but then I see it in person or on a clearly unedited video and it amazes me.

    • @enzoeclipsed
      @enzoeclipsed Před rokem +24

      Why is it that color?

    • @bethanybrookes8479
      @bethanybrookes8479 Před rokem +52

      @@enzoeclipsed I don't really know. Qbut from reading the other comments and falling back on GCSE physics, I canbtake a guess that it has something to do with pressure, refraction of light and reflections...

    • @Dud3itsj3ff
      @Dud3itsj3ff Před rokem +58

      @@enzoeclipsed something about the red light being absorbed by the ice and the blue light scattered. so basically the only wavelength of light coming back at you, from the glacier, will be blue.

    • @nikobellic3856
      @nikobellic3856 Před rokem +11

      Same that's true blue right there

    • @seldoon_nemar
      @seldoon_nemar Před rokem +18

      Idk if this is related, but oxogen is blue. I've held a cup of lOx in my hand and it's BLUE. kinda weird

  • @clairecadoux471
    @clairecadoux471 Před rokem +58

    I was canoeing in Glacier Bay, Alaska in 1979 and the sound of calving (over a mile away) is much like thunder - you can hear the sound here, albeit muted by the high wind. Awesome video thank you.

    • @realmstupid-on8df
      @realmstupid-on8df Před 11 měsíci +3

      U mean global warming was doing this in the 70s OMG

    • @lewstone5430
      @lewstone5430 Před 11 měsíci

      @Realm Stupid, naw.

    • @realmstupid-on8df
      @realmstupid-on8df Před 11 měsíci

      Damn. Just thought I proved global warmings a government conspiracy. Fck.

    • @kornofulgur
      @kornofulgur Před 5 měsíci

      Indeed. Speaking of the sound of a glacier calving, you may enjoy this one (safe click, no rickroll):
      czcams.com/video/gpseIhAapt0/video.htmlsi=mIjSofOb9eKoByht

  • @nautillian
    @nautillian Před rokem +10

    Can we just appreciate how beautifully blue the ice is?

  • @kellypatterson4412
    @kellypatterson4412 Před rokem +843

    Wow! I knew that a glacier was far deeper underwater than it was tall, but this really puts those proportions into perspective. Incredible footage!

    • @bubba842
      @bubba842 Před rokem +18

      It's an ice shelf. They can get quite deep, but the whole shelf is floating.

    • @Cl0ckcl0ck
      @Cl0ckcl0ck Před rokem +8

      9/10th if it's floating.

    • @gkhin1990
      @gkhin1990 Před rokem +1

      I was thinking the exact same thing

    • @hayduke869
      @hayduke869 Před rokem +4

      Does anybody have an idea of approximate dimensions? It’s hard for some to comprehend the magnitude. My very rough guess from the video...That fjord or channel looks almost 1 km wide, I’m guessing 250m wide x 500m deep.

    • @Cl0ckcl0ck
      @Cl0ckcl0ck Před rokem +15

      @@hayduke869 It's in the descrtiption: "The Perito Moreno Glacier is famous for insane glacier wall collapses during the summer when large icebergs - often up to 250 feet in height - are breaking off the glacier and collapsing into water of the Lago Argentino. In the right time of the year big blocks of ice break off the glacier and drop into the water. The waves created by such glacier calving events often splash dozens of meters through the air. The glacier is one of Argentina's most beautiful natural wonders. The glacier itself is about 5 km (3.1 mi) wide and has an average height of 74 m (240 ft) above the surface of the water. "

  • @evonne315
    @evonne315 Před rokem +667

    It blows my mind just how huge a mass of ice that truly is, seeing the full depth of it come to the surface is unreal. Thank you for capturing this and sharing.

    • @worldview2134
      @worldview2134 Před rokem +3

      You would never have known there was a small mountain below the water took. I like how that was exposed

    • @lupa647
      @lupa647 Před rokem +5

      Hence the expression "It's just the tip of the IceBerg"

    • @jesseribbey
      @jesseribbey Před rokem +7

      The fact that these ice walls are as tall as skyscrapers can't quite be appreciated due to the fact there is nothing to give the observer a size reference unfortunately. People would be so much more in awe of mother nature if they could appreciate the actual sizes and weights of these monsters.

    • @Eagle-eye-pie
      @Eagle-eye-pie Před rokem

      @@lupa647 we were looking at a glacier. So is tip of the glacier a thing then?

    • @lupa647
      @lupa647 Před rokem

      @@Eagle-eye-pie once a piece of ice from the glacier is detached, it becomes an iceberg. Hence the expression, because as you can see, what's underneath can be overwhelming and bigger than we thought. Tip of the glacier is not a thing.

  • @jorr1334
    @jorr1334 Před rokem +32

    Thank you for sharing this stunning act of nature! No people shouting, laughing, and clambering to distract from the beautiful moment. You were so respectful. I watched it over and over! This is one of the most beautiful nature sights I've ever seen!

    • @anitamiller7960
      @anitamiller7960 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Stunning act of nature created by the burning of fossil fuels. Not sure your description is completely accurate.

    • @ariell6489
      @ariell6489 Před 2 měsíci

      Me too I've watched it like 10x tonight and I'm not done yet lol!

    • @SvendleBerries
      @SvendleBerries Před 15 dny +2

      @@anitamiller7960
      Its just a cycle, one our planet has gone through many times in its history. Contrary to popular "scientific" belief, there have been many periods in Earths history where no ice existed. Us Humans have nothing to do with it. And even if we did, our planet has been through a LOT worse in the past and turned out fine every single time. Earth is not as fragile as government appointed "scientists" would have you believe.

    • @anitamiller7960
      @anitamiller7960 Před 15 dny

      @@SvendleBerries Anyone who puts "scientific" and "scientists" in quotes, as far as I'm concerned, is ignorant from the outset. Anything you have to say from there is gibberish.

    • @SvendleBerries
      @SvendleBerries Před 14 dny

      @@anitamiller7960
      Science isnt a religion, mate. Putting implicit trust in people you dont even know, have never met, and never will meet, is stupid. Especially when they are backed by the government.
      Its also funny how a "science believer" such as yourself is willing to disregard all information from someone just because they dont have faith in science like we are in church asking probing questions about God.
      Want to know how serious this "science" is? Just look at the politicians that push this garbage and what they do when they think nobody is watching them.

  • @chrism3790
    @chrism3790 Před rokem +35

    Keep in mind - just the bit rising above the water is about 30 meters tall, or about the size of an 8 story building. You really lose a sense of proportion from this vantage point - but these things are absolutely massive. You're essentially seeing a 200 meter skyscraper rolling over.
    I was there in 2017 for my honeymoon, my wife and I ate a mouthwatering Argentinian "asado" at a restaurant (Hotel Lago Grey) at the end of this lake, to the left. At the bar, we got a piece of ice from the glacier in our whisky. Truly something.

    • @koophuisN
      @koophuisN Před 11 měsíci

      It is? You actually went there and measured it?? I know the answer is no, then please when you adress a subject cant lead anyone into thinking that something is truth without any verification. In order to avoid this, simply dont use the verb to be and use a statement like “according to my calculations, the ice wall should be about x metres tall etc.
      This is the correct and not fallacious way of thinking/talking. This is about simple mistakes in the thinking process.
      You are not Sure about something than dont say it is like this.
      Oh boy i just hope you are not teaching your kids these fallacious thinking processes.

    • @fabiors10
      @fabiors10 Před 2 měsíci

      @@koophuisNget a life

    • @Yotameni
      @Yotameni Před 23 dny +1

      ​@@koophuisNyou may be very popular at parties...

  • @rudybigboote3883
    @rudybigboote3883 Před rokem +399

    This video is a great example of the common phrase “only the tip of the iceberg.” It’s absolutely amazing how large that chunk of ice was when it flipped over on its side! Awesome👍🏼👍🏼 video!

    • @josephinebennington7247
      @josephinebennington7247 Před rokem +10

      As well as the actual linear dimensions of the face when it was vertical, and the amount of ice that was under water until exposed.

    • @nura1627
      @nura1627 Před rokem +10

      Shocking.
      An oft used word that actually applies here.

    • @getchasome6230
      @getchasome6230 Před rokem +1

      That's what's said about your mom

    • @rudybigboote3883
      @rudybigboote3883 Před rokem +8

      @@getchasome6230 what are you like 12?

    • @aerysgaming894
      @aerysgaming894 Před rokem

      Glacier =/= iceberg. lol

  • @user-rc7ld1db8v
    @user-rc7ld1db8v Před rokem +447

    I was not expecting those hilly looking waves, or that dark blue piece to pop up. That was amazing! Great filming...and just the sound of the wind; perfect.

    • @getchasome6230
      @getchasome6230 Před rokem

      Man fuck that ice

    • @simonmultiverse6349
      @simonmultiverse6349 Před rokem +14

      There are also green icebergs. I think it's because iron gets into the ice. As a glacier grinds downwards, it collects minerals from the rocks over which it travels.

    • @MagruderSpoots
      @MagruderSpoots Před rokem +12

      @@simonmultiverse6349 it's calcite crystals. Also turns the water green.

    • @LD__
      @LD__ Před rokem

      💯

    • @veraaurelis8931
      @veraaurelis8931 Před rokem +1

      Was gonna say the recorder did gasp and talked amongst themselves softly when the ice started to crack...but then I had to say a loud WHOA out loud when I saw the bottom of the ice started to come up. It was so huge!

  • @MrMartins159
    @MrMartins159 Před měsícem +2

    This footage is pure gold, I mean this massive movement in water, we normally can only simulate on PC and see simulation, but to see this on real footage - wow. Almost feels like unbelievable what i'm seeing, the moment when all that ice comes to surface and every part of water above flows down the ice. 🤯

  • @cyclingbutterbean
    @cyclingbutterbean Před 3 dny

    Nice capture! No talking. No repeated "oh my god , oh my god , oh my god". Just the wind and the spectacular moment forever captured in time.

  • @bochapman1058
    @bochapman1058 Před rokem +510

    It’s always crazy to me how slow these things look, but if you’re close enough, you have no time to get out of the situation.

    • @howard5992
      @howard5992 Před rokem +23

      It's a matter of scale, of course. Something super large moving "slowly" is still moving very quickly.

    • @millianalove
      @millianalove Před rokem +2

      It’d probably seem faster if watching from under the water.

    • @jojothepolyglot1866
      @jojothepolyglot1866 Před rokem +3

      @Harry_ Zombee _1 Yeah! I've heard about you boy. You are the 1 minute man your girlfriend's been complaining about. You are like some kinda rabbit or something. Slow down boy! Don't be a 1-minute-man :D

    • @bochapman1058
      @bochapman1058 Před rokem +7

      @@howard5992 oh I know. It’s just weird. Like avalanche videos where people seem far away and it looks slow. Then all the sudden it’s basically on top of them and its raging.

    • @Erockarmy
      @Erockarmy Před rokem

      @Harry_ Zombee _1 lol

  • @mhansl
    @mhansl Před rokem +643

    Very well recorded and presented.. no fast zooms or pans, no shaking, and most of all, no unnecessary music tracks. Oh, and the calving glacier... wow!

    • @lolzlolz102
      @lolzlolz102 Před rokem +90

      No shaking??

    • @jptothetree
      @jptothetree Před rokem +36

      @@lolzlolz102 Yeah there was definitely _very_ consistent shaking 😆

    • @xeneize285
      @xeneize285 Před rokem +17

      Too much shaking

    • @juandelossantos4000
      @juandelossantos4000 Před rokem +13

      Y'all, they are up high in the wind. This level of shaking is expected from a person. Just enjoy the show folks.

    • @jeffcox6539
      @jeffcox6539 Před rokem +7

      And no wind noise too, right?

  • @highlandlove
    @highlandlove Před rokem +43

    This is one of the most incredible things I have ever seen in my 46 years on this planet. I can only imagine how intense it was in person, and closer. Thank you for sharing how truly breathtaking our planet is.
    It took my breath away. Heart stopping. Wow.

    • @fuzzywzhe
      @fuzzywzhe Před rokem

      Go look up a video called Hubble Deep Field 3d. It's an explanation of one of the most important pictures taken in history, although it will shortly be surpassed by pictures from the James Webb telescope.

    • @jakefoster7650
      @jakefoster7650 Před rokem +2

      Easy there bucko, just take a breath please, everythingll be alright

    • @LunaDelTuna
      @LunaDelTuna Před rokem

      You ain't seen nothing yet, just wait till all the ice melts. That's when the party really starts jumping.

    • @jakefoster7650
      @jakefoster7650 Před rokem +2

      @@LunaDelTuna have you been to any jumpin parties lately? I went to a party last week, it was pretty jumpin brah

  • @andreas.abrahamsson
    @andreas.abrahamsson Před 9 měsíci +2

    It's difficult to comprehend the thickness of that glacier. Pretty amazing!

  • @monicasalyer8875
    @monicasalyer8875 Před rokem +324

    Thank you to whoever recorded this and allowed the event to simply unfold with no narration.

    • @vmcla
      @vmcla Před rokem +7

      Or music.

    • @pauldbrown1010
      @pauldbrown1010 Před rokem +2

      Just the wind noise on the microphone. Made it so much more authentic. Showed full awareness of what was happening, in my view. Cheers.

    • @volvo245
      @volvo245 Před rokem +3

      Some WOMAN tried to ruin it but luckily was drowned out by the ambient noises.

    • @monicasalyer8875
      @monicasalyer8875 Před rokem +3

      @@volvo245 I dunno. Some guys naturally have pretty high pitched voices.

    • @Jimirulz1
      @Jimirulz1 Před rokem

      Agreed, no ugly American as the cameraman.

  • @Littlebit31
    @Littlebit31 Před rokem +282

    I’ve never seen such dark ice flip up. This was truly stunning to see. Well done nature and camera person!

    • @shadowsonicsilver6
      @shadowsonicsilver6 Před rokem +4

      As beautiful as it is, it is happening too soon.

    • @jenniferbates2811
      @jenniferbates2811 Před rokem +1

      @@shadowsonicsilver6 OH yes!

    • @ericb.9426
      @ericb.9426 Před rokem +4

      Dark ice matters

    • @Rocket9944
      @Rocket9944 Před rokem +4

      @@shadowsonicsilver6 , 🙄

    • @shadowsonicsilver6
      @shadowsonicsilver6 Před rokem

      @@Rocket9944 Leave. Your kind in not welcome here. Your kind has brought nothing but pain, misery, suffering, and insanity. It is your ideology that’s driving our species, and our planet into an early shallow grave.

  • @BryanKohnenkampf
    @BryanKohnenkampf Před 9 měsíci +7

    the colors 🥲, Chile have amazing landscapes

  • @takinastabatit
    @takinastabatit Před rokem +5

    That deep blue ice at the bottom is an otherworldly color. So beautiful.

  • @MSNsee4d
    @MSNsee4d Před rokem +220

    Big like for the whole recording. No shouting, no vertical shooting, just calm observation...

    • @PauIdenino
      @PauIdenino Před rokem +2

      It's boring without background music and explanation though

    • @NoTaboos
      @NoTaboos Před rokem

      ​@@PauIdenino Fuck music.

    • @Kasanova80085
      @Kasanova80085 Před rokem

      Hell yeah!

    • @Kasanova80085
      @Kasanova80085 Před rokem +5

      @@PauIdenino no it’s not. Just enjoy the wind, the scenery, the beauty!

  • @FredPlanatia
    @FredPlanatia Před rokem +189

    it was windy, probably no steady surface underfoot, and you remained calm and filmed as this rare event unfolded, recording it and posting it for all of us to enjoy. It was beautiful, I can only imagine the awe of being there live, thankyou!

    • @FredPlanatia
      @FredPlanatia Před rokem +6

      @W.T. F. it doesn't sound or look like it. a camera would be mounted on a stable tripod. This felt handheld.

    • @bluegold21
      @bluegold21 Před rokem +5

      It's not rare. And it is actually increasing in frequency. All over the polar regions and in the high mountains.

    • @keyogen
      @keyogen Před rokem +2

      @@bluegold21 I would call it rare as most video of cavitating icebergs are of peices that have already broken from the glacier front. And most video of glacier front breaking are more like the ice crumbling into the water. To have the front flip like and be there when It does is rare.

    • @stahlah9036
      @stahlah9036 Před rokem

      iwonder how high the glacier was from river level?

    • @bluegold21
      @bluegold21 Před rokem

      @@keyogen You haven't seen enough footage. Plus you can't constantly film the millions of miles of coastline where glaciers reside. Science budgets only go so far. And tourism is kept to relatively safe sites. You have to multiply what is caught on camera by at least a factor. The documentary Chasing Ice is a good one. They witnessed a calving event where over about 45 minutes an area the size of Manhattan, but almost a km in depth, fell away. It was the biggest ever filmed but there are really big events where ice sheets calve country-sized bergs.

  • @SP-io7lj
    @SP-io7lj Před rokem +37

    This was a great video and a reminder that nature is powerful and we don't know how much ice & trapped water lie beneath massive glaciers. I love this!

    • @NIGHTGUYRYAN
      @NIGHTGUYRYAN Před rokem

      or WHATS trapped in there! scientists have pulled out ancient viruses from deep inside glaciers - who knows what could be released from these events

  • @arthas_stormr8ge877
    @arthas_stormr8ge877 Před rokem

    This was such a beautiful capture, the multiple layers of that vivid glacier blue just reminds me how beautiful this world is.

  • @bi5048
    @bi5048 Před rokem +267

    That dark blue glacier coming out of the water is incredible. Never seen anything like this before.

    • @atlantic_love
      @atlantic_love Před rokem +3

      And you shouldn't. This is what global warming (this time man-made) does.

    • @LeonRedfields
      @LeonRedfields Před rokem +23

      @@atlantic_love From the same people who told you to get the covid shot.

    • @atlantic_love
      @atlantic_love Před rokem +10

      @@LeonRedfields Politics have nothing to do with it. Data rules my world :)

    • @LeonRedfields
      @LeonRedfields Před rokem +18

      @@atlantic_love I suggest you look at climate data from around the younger dryas impact.

    • @barreloffun10
      @barreloffun10 Před rokem +12

      ​@@atlantic_love You're right. Never before in history have icebergs calved off from glaciers. 🤔

  • @johnhaxby306
    @johnhaxby306 Před rokem +1171

    I had no idea there was that much ice under the surface, just incredible

    • @alpinro
      @alpinro Před rokem +78

      " it's just the tip of the iceberg "

    • @B_Machine
      @B_Machine Před rokem +55

      Yep! Ice has about 90 percent the density of liquid water, so only about 10 percent is above the water if it's free floating.

    • @teebob21
      @teebob21 Před rokem +10

      Never heard the phrase "tip of the iceberg", I take it?

    • @assordante2205
      @assordante2205 Před rokem +8

      Jfc idk how some people are so dumb and unaware of their surroundings.

    • @theghost4729
      @theghost4729 Před rokem +31

      The Titanic had no idea either!
      Too soon? Lol

  • @71janas
    @71janas Před 7 měsíci +1

    In case you're wondering how thick the ice is! There is your answer 😮.
    Thanks for sharing.

  • @skehleben7699
    @skehleben7699 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Spectacular and beautiful, while also terrifying how quickly these glaciers are receding.

  • @MiceAndMinecraft
    @MiceAndMinecraft Před rokem +208

    Wow! I’d heard of blue ice and always pictured the shade of the top or side of that glacier, but seeing what rose up from the depths when it calved and rotated, that’s an INCREDIBLE shade of deep blue!

    • @Hscaper
      @Hscaper Před rokem +3

      And you thought minecraft was making up blue ice ;)

    • @dr.jamesolack8504
      @dr.jamesolack8504 Před rokem +3

      @@Hscaper
      Unfamiliar with ‘minecraft’ so don’t know what you mean.

    • @justsayin3600
      @justsayin3600 Před rokem +1

      I worked at a university that has a nuclear reactor. The only thing shielding the source is water. The blue color emitted is hypnotic.

    • @user-dc1dr9kr8x
      @user-dc1dr9kr8x Před rokem

      Maybe tough to see a dark blue iceberg in the dark.....just saying all you movie fans, ive seen videos of them flipping at sea without warning

    • @westril4952
      @westril4952 Před rokem +2

      @@dr.jamesolack8504 you must have just emerged from this glacier then

  • @greenspiritarts
    @greenspiritarts Před rokem +674

    Amazing capture! Thanks for remaining steady during the event and carefully recording so we could all see this astonishing act of nature. Thank you!

  • @clairecadoux471
    @clairecadoux471 Před rokem +1

    Thank you so very much for leaving this video untarnished with added noise (music)

  • @bigl6322
    @bigl6322 Před 7 měsíci +1

    “The tip of the iceberg” has a whole different context after this.
    And makes me wonder how deep it is now, how much broke off the bottom of the glacier.
    Thanks for posting, great capture!!
    (Thanks for not editorialising, so we get a better sense of your expereince)

  • @pistonbroke
    @pistonbroke Před rokem +737

    Can we just take a moment to appreciate the steady filming in landscape mode with no "oh my god" every 5 seconds. Epic capture, well done.

    • @digitalhippie2336
      @digitalhippie2336 Před rokem +10

      You sure can - go ahead and appreciate

    • @pistonbroke
      @pistonbroke Před rokem +25

      @@blacksheepblacksheep5727 I've seen way worse than this. At least the camera didn't point to the ground when something good happened.

    • @grimstnzborithbrisingr7296
      @grimstnzborithbrisingr7296 Před rokem +26

      @@blacksheepblacksheep5727 It's steady for the conditions. AKA: person was fucking cold.

    • @haywoodjay385
      @haywoodjay385 Před rokem +18

      Can we just take a minute and come up with a new comment?

    • @grimstnzborithbrisingr7296
      @grimstnzborithbrisingr7296 Před rokem +10

      @@haywoodjay385 Nah, it's a rarity to see shit like this filmed to calmly.

  • @S.E.C-R
    @S.E.C-R Před rokem +549

    This was beautiful, the changes in the blue colors as the water and ice mix were incredible from light to aqua to dark navy blue of the unexpected ice chunks that were popping up out of the water further away from the edge. The whole event was incredible, I can only imagine what it looked like in person!

    • @raulcampos9498
      @raulcampos9498 Před rokem +6

      Can u imagine the types of fish stuck frozen down there

    • @S.E.C-R
      @S.E.C-R Před rokem +1

      @@raulcampos9498 Right or the poor fish that get tossed around or thrown up into the air when the ice is flipping around and pushing all that water around!

    • @kenjackson6256
      @kenjackson6256 Před rokem +7

      @Repent and believe in Jesus Christ "Whosoever bringeth up their imaginary sky fairy in a comment thread automatically loseth all credibility."
      KenJ 3:21 KJV

    • @paulhomsy2751
      @paulhomsy2751 Před rokem +8

      Actually they weren't "ice chunks" but the lower part of the same huge mass that rotated to the surface.

    • @michynature
      @michynature Před rokem

      @@kenjackson6256 💙

  • @abdulhaialkhudher7077
    @abdulhaialkhudher7077 Před 11 měsíci +1

    This is in Torres del Paine. I used to work in this park as a porter in 2008. Can’t believe how far it’s receded 😢

  • @vickieallsopp137
    @vickieallsopp137 Před 7 měsíci +2

    😮 That Blue...!!💙🩵 absolutely gorgeous !!😍

  • @dacronic1646
    @dacronic1646 Před rokem +583

    At one point it looked like an island just rising out of the depths of the sea. Amazing footage. The ice blue is beautiful. Love seeing that color.

    • @theboringchannel9656
      @theboringchannel9656 Před rokem +2

      Basically is, its so huge

    • @tdeo2141
      @tdeo2141 Před rokem +12

      I agree. The different shades of blue are gorgeous.
      But wow, how deadly for anyone, if they were there!

    • @mmwaashumslowww7167
      @mmwaashumslowww7167 Před rokem +7

      Old ice under huge pressure for many years has the ability to reflect deep blue light. The base of massive icebergs do too. Reminds me of the Vicks vapour rub jars.

    • @dizzydaniel1484
      @dizzydaniel1484 Před rokem +12

      You guys will never know this shade of blue. Videos don’t do it justice. When I first visited it was like something from Pluto. I had thought that my eyes had seen every colour palate know to mankind and I was humbly reminded and beautifully shocked. The blue is incredibly rich and deep, an awe some type of blue.

    • @LeDrummerDu88
      @LeDrummerDu88 Před rokem

      There's nothing "beautiful" to see Nature dying.

  • @deborahannehart6788
    @deborahannehart6788 Před rokem +235

    Amazing capture! The gorgeous colors of the ice when the outer shell melts off is mind blowing!

    • @nyrockchicxx
      @nyrockchicxx Před rokem +15

      All those shades of blue are beautiful.

    • @rubyduma6238
      @rubyduma6238 Před rokem +5

      The heavier compression of the ice made it more blue at the bottom.

    • @ARSENICKMUSIC
      @ARSENICKMUSIC Před rokem

      😍😍😍😍 right !!! Un freakin real

    • @JLRobbins
      @JLRobbins Před rokem +2

      Such a vibrant blue. Beautiful

  • @jonnyduckhunter8821
    @jonnyduckhunter8821 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Wow I wonder how “tall” that glacier is! Good stuff!

  • @JuanDiaz-nf5hf
    @JuanDiaz-nf5hf Před rokem +1

    Woooowwww! Talk about being in the right place at the right time! I would’ve loved to see something like this in Argentina when I saw the glaciers. Great video! 😍😍😍

  • @patchee33
    @patchee33 Před rokem +205

    Incredible and frightening at the same time. I am astounded by the depth of that river/ocean there. The amount of ice that was under the surface blows my mind......

    • @larryslemp9698
      @larryslemp9698 Před rokem +4

      And we do not know the 'scale' of these incredible events.....is that 'iceberg' a couple hundred feet long, or is it a couple thousand feet long, or maybe only eight hundred feet? That would be my guess, about 800'.

    • @hkguitar1984
      @hkguitar1984 Před rokem +3

      @@larryslemp9698 The description states "average 70 meters / 250 feet high", however, is that 70M above the water line or from top of the ice to far below the water line?
      Whenever I see amazing videos like this getting a sense of scale is all but impossible...............

    • @howler6490
      @howler6490 Před rokem +3

      Don't the boffins say 1/3 above the water 2/3 submerged.
      ...maybe thats icebergs..
      Wish I was there to see it...
      Great work by the photographer...
      Only 1 "mon dieu" to be heard...thank you...

    • @bluegold21
      @bluegold21 Před rokem

      That's sea level rise happening in real-time. All that ice was grounded a few years ago so its volume is now being added to SLR.

    • @bluegold21
      @bluegold21 Před rokem +1

      @@howler6490 1/10th is visible. That block is about 4-500 meters deep. And that is a medium-sized calving.

  • @WJr_88
    @WJr_88 Před rokem +120

    That is amazing how deep that glacier is and how blue the ice is! Thanks for sharing!

    • @CoranceLChandler
      @CoranceLChandler Před rokem

      Careful though, without that ice wall some people might start going off the end of the world

    • @CrookedJoeBiden
      @CrookedJoeBiden Před rokem +2

      Right that ice was so blue, I almost thought it was fake🤦‍♂️

  • @dianehansma1725
    @dianehansma1725 Před rokem +1

    So amazingly beautiful…and so enjoyable to watch without background tourist noises!

  • @wickedbird1538
    @wickedbird1538 Před rokem

    😊😊Thanks for a great video. Amazing how deep the ice was when it turned on it’s side. Well done.

  • @annlebelt2676
    @annlebelt2676 Před rokem +40

    OMG that is the darkest blue I have seen for frozen water, absolutely gorgeous

  • @SomeoneCommenting
    @SomeoneCommenting Před rokem +165

    It's amazing the beautiful blue colors that the ice has at different depths. I was not expecting the bottom to be so sapphire dark blue as that.

    • @mark970lost8
      @mark970lost8 Před rokem +14

      ice has no color, it only appears blue from this angle because of the light coming from the sky, entering into the water, and bouncing back into your eyes through the ice, darkened by the absorption of deep seawater. if you were to look that very same ice from a normal distance, a couple meters or even holding it in your hands, it would appear like any other ice, transparent or white

    • @chriswilcox3383
      @chriswilcox3383 Před rokem +4

      @@mark970lost8 who cares Scrooge 😂

    • @starkilla102
      @starkilla102 Před rokem +3

      @Tjokkaflens ah that makes sense

    • @gabelogan56
      @gabelogan56 Před rokem +1

      I wish I could agree with all the comments about this being "beautiful" because visually it is on every level! But then I immediately remember what this all signals. And I am overcome with sadness for the immense loss of biodiversity that is only accelerating each day.

    • @91CavGT5
      @91CavGT5 Před rokem +3

      This oscillation in warm and cold global temperatures has been happening since the beginning of time. We do not have accurate enough measurements to determine our exact impact on this normal cycle. It may be minor, or it could be extreme. But the change in bio diversity has been happening since before we were around, and will continue after we have left. The ONLY way for us to ensure that we truly have no impact on this cycle is if we all went back to living like we did during the Stone Age. That would mean BILLIONS of deaths across the globe which is not a good answer either. Green energy initiatives for the most part are as bad for the environment as fossil fuels so they aren’t a good answer either.

  • @Deeplycloseted435
    @Deeplycloseted435 Před 7 měsíci

    I’m so glad I live in a world, where anything crazy that happens, some person can take a HD video with a phone and share it on youtube. We get to see almost everything. Its amazing.

  • @spiritinflux
    @spiritinflux Před rokem +1

    I would love a live stream.
    I haven't used or owned a TV sin '07 - but I'd still rather watch, waiting for something like this.
    Outstanding capture

  • @hoviksmail
    @hoviksmail Před rokem +186

    It's always amazing to see a chunk break off and you get to see the submerged part of the Iceburg surface for a second and realize how massive it actually is.

  • @masaharumorimoto4761
    @masaharumorimoto4761 Před rokem +91

    OH WOW!! That was Bananas! I never really thought about how deep a glacier could be in a deep fjord like that!!

    • @chvishal
      @chvishal Před rokem +3

      That was not a banana.

    • @ivonealexandre5121
      @ivonealexandre5121 Před rokem +1

      Jesus deve se munto friu

    • @thesilentone4024
      @thesilentone4024 Před rokem

      Now imagine this ice river thing was 2 times longer just 40 years ago.

    • @micheleromaine7782
      @micheleromaine7782 Před rokem +1

      Gosh I wonder just how deep that glacier was because it didn’t look as if that river narrow was very deep
      The Wonders of the World…

    • @ClintLock1
      @ClintLock1 Před rokem

      @@chvishal nor was it multiple bananas (plural)

  • @timothydhondt424
    @timothydhondt424 Před rokem

    Finally something worth watching, amazing . I wished i was there with you. Thank you for sharing the most beautiful blue on earth.

  • @dannyfrog
    @dannyfrog Před 7 měsíci +1

    This is the best iceberg video on CZcams. Period.

  • @Sherrie77722
    @Sherrie77722 Před rokem +176

    Gorgeous. The colors of the ice that had been underwater for millions of years......... stunning. Awesome filming, steady and not talking about it, letting it happen with us hearing the sounds of the water. Thank you.

    • @Midas8610
      @Midas8610 Před rokem +9

      Thinking the same thing, so dark blue

    • @Wutzmename
      @Wutzmename Před rokem +51

      Not millions of years but yes, absolutely beautiful to see the shades of blue.

    • @larisar3881
      @larisar3881 Před rokem

      Wow what a difference then now LOL

    • @Dreining
      @Dreining Před rokem +17

      Millions lol

    • @skelly4998
      @skelly4998 Před rokem +1

      @@Midas8610 I disagree, I believe it's dark blue

  • @truthfilter
    @truthfilter Před rokem +125

    I love how nature has its own force, it does things like this whether we observe it or not, always has always will

    • @ExMeroMotu9
      @ExMeroMotu9 Před rokem +8

      But glaciers can't go to a rave an do psychedelics.

    • @user-ih6we9kq2q
      @user-ih6we9kq2q Před rokem +3

      @@ExMeroMotu9 yes they can. I met them

    • @stereolababy
      @stereolababy Před rokem

      what a dumb statement

    • @empyrean196
      @empyrean196 Před rokem +4

      @@ExMeroMotu9- Glaciers are far too cool for raves pal. They chilling at subzero.

    • @rolinmaiz1694
      @rolinmaiz1694 Před rokem

      I enjoyed this comment section.

  • @edward9
    @edward9 Před 3 měsíci +1

    The massiveness of nature is mind blowing.

  • @insertnamehere4646
    @insertnamehere4646 Před rokem +1

    The deep blue of the submerged portion of ice was gorgeous. Amazing coloring.

  • @KrissiCreates
    @KrissiCreates Před rokem +162

    This was amazing to view. I cannot get over the color's, the silence, other than the wind and the beauty of such a once in a lifetime event. Bravo on filming !!

    • @cherylsmith4826
      @cherylsmith4826 Před rokem +5

      Yes that BLUE - amazing

    • @wakeupcall2665
      @wakeupcall2665 Před rokem +1

      My thoughts. Even the dark colour of the ice that popped up. Nature is amazing, and colours never clash.

    • @Niever
      @Niever Před rokem +1

      Probably be able to if it wasn't for the wind in the microphone the whole time

    • @ABillionWaysToDie
      @ABillionWaysToDie Před rokem

      @@sparklesparklesparkle6318 No, humans are contributing to climate change, not causing it.

    • @metsfan4lifebringonthering756
      @metsfan4lifebringonthering756 Před rokem

      @@sparklesparklesparkle6318 they can't get next week's weather right but they sure have been feeding the sheep the fear that the world is gonna end. Hook line and sinker. Keep parroting global warming

  • @shaunt79
    @shaunt79 Před rokem +16

    The range of color displayed is truly immaculate. Glaciers are the hands which carve this planet and deserve immense appreciation.

  • @AhJodie
    @AhJodie Před 2 měsíci

    So massive and beautiful! The depth of the water is surprising as is the deep blues! Thank you for sharing this video!

  • @AH-64-Apache_Attack_Helicopter

    Absolutely phenomenal job on capturing this once in a lifetime opportunity. Whoever filmed this deserves recognition.
    Now imagine this on a global scale, during the end of the last ice age!

    • @Bonzi_Buddy
      @Bonzi_Buddy Před rokem +3

      Yeah, instead of a river’s length it was receding the size of the great lakes.
      That ice displaced the water in those lakes so much there is evidence of their former shores being miles from where their shores are now.
      Quite impressive!

    • @thegreg79
      @thegreg79 Před rokem

      recognition for the shakiest camera hand in the world. lol

    • @hxpx6906
      @hxpx6906 Před rokem +3

      ​@@thegreg79 Strong winds, freezing cold temperature, the person probably already exhausted from the hike and a long distance between the camera and the object, which makes it hard to aim precisely. Your comment is BS in that context. I appreciate the person was there and filmed it for us.

    • @thegreg79
      @thegreg79 Před rokem

      @@hxpx6906 I was being facetious.
      I appreciate the effort involved in the making of this video.

    • @hxpx6906
      @hxpx6906 Před rokem

      @@thegreg79 🆗😉

  • @jamescaliendo1030
    @jamescaliendo1030 Před rokem +197

    This has been going on for millions of years.. ice freezing and thawing. It's amazing that you were there to capture this moment in time.

    • @dral9971
      @dral9971 Před rokem +35

      Never with this intensity. I was born by a glacier, what is happening now is not normal in any way.

    • @jamescaliendo1030
      @jamescaliendo1030 Před rokem +6

      @@dral9971 yes because in your small iota of your life you've witnessed this happen millions of times right? Wait I forgot you're an expert because you were "born near one" dude sit down and quit playing into fears hands. Man up

    • @nura1627
      @nura1627 Před rokem +4

      @@dral9971 And who said the GOP didn't win big this month?

    • @ccrider3435
      @ccrider3435 Před rokem +23

      @@dral9971 +1
      One of the first things a young scientist learns is: DEGREES MATTER. The degree of change, the degree of the rate of change, degrees compounding changes, degrees of unknown compounding/metastasizing changes. Alas, that doesnt seem to matter to the general population... which is becoming more general every day.
      Like the recent betrayals of a Democracy born of service and sacrifice, science has too been betrayed for years by antiscience generals and fools.

    • @solarcycles1963
      @solarcycles1963 Před rokem +36

      @@dral9971 Nonsense….
      You’re referring to your short lifetime whereas we have historical datasets dating back thousands of years that’s how nothings changed. The fact that we have two past modern warming periods in both the RWP/MWP that are warmer than today ( more so the former ) shows the ignorance in your comment.

  • @JESTAz
    @JESTAz Před rokem +25

    The different blues of the ice are absolutely beautiful. Thank you for an excellent capture 👏

  • @suzannepatterson5548
    @suzannepatterson5548 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Just one simple, reverent “awesome” or “stunning” to me, is all that was needed

  • @jewelsbailey3788
    @jewelsbailey3788 Před 10 měsíci

    Wow its so much deeper than i wouldve thought! Beautiful

  • @samuel.j.barker
    @samuel.j.barker Před rokem +273

    Really validates that consideration you get when you look at hills, mountains and valleys and think back to how they were created by glaciers...
    The insane size and power of just a chunk of that one alone, was like a frozen mountain being born from the depths of the lake it itself created
    This world is too beautiful

    • @johnwayne7673
      @johnwayne7673 Před rokem +10

      mountains aren't caused by glaciers.....my massive package

    • @neuralnetwork17
      @neuralnetwork17 Před rokem +22

      @@johnwayne7673 No, but the erosion by glaciers in the Ice Ages is responsible for the shape of many mountains in the northern hemisphere today.
      And glaciers certainly did create hills and carve valleys.

    • @laurag1406
      @laurag1406 Před rokem +3

      Very well said.💯

    • @rosshoyt2030
      @rosshoyt2030 Před rokem +7

      Yea it's beautiful until you realize glaciers are melting rapidly due to human activity

    • @Bodhi594
      @Bodhi594 Před rokem +14

      @@rosshoyt2030 All that melting glacier talk is BS.

  • @jamesforte8004
    @jamesforte8004 Před rokem +305

    It's amazing to know how deep that water really is. Truly the tip of the ice 🍔

    • @splashgvng
      @splashgvng Před rokem +37

      ice burger 😂

    • @ryoga7680
      @ryoga7680 Před rokem +3

      And the tip of the ice is like a building when you see it from the water level. So the thing is big

    • @slatvatfatcat
      @slatvatfatcat Před rokem +6

      Mmmmm, ice burger...

    • @ianwalton284
      @ianwalton284 Před rokem +3

      As a surfer, I'm sitting here thinking "I could ride that."

    • @Robert-il5db
      @Robert-il5db Před rokem +2

      furburger 🤤

  • @cavok1984
    @cavok1984 Před rokem

    Incredible to see how much ice is actually submerged! Absolutely amazing

  • @F_L_U_X
    @F_L_U_X Před 9 měsíci +1

    I don't know whether this is more terrifying or beautiful!

  • @AKbaby89
    @AKbaby89 Před rokem +86

    Wow. I'm from Alaska, and the town I'm from has multiple glaciers, and ive been to Tracy Arm a million times, and ive never seen such a big piece break off. And ive never seen it from above either, this was really cool!

    • @eddyp483
      @eddyp483 Před rokem +1

      Yes, probably only a degree or two above freezing 🤓

    • @fitito500
      @fitito500 Před rokem

      @@eddyp483 -1 or -2 sub zero?....no i know the places I went many times is really beautiful a location nearby is calling el Chaltén the temperature in spring or summer is like 25, 30 °c i remember trekking just with a shirt and short pants 👍
      Even i walk over that glacier and i had just a shirt and we drink whisky with the ice of the glacier

    • @MrHuerquen
      @MrHuerquen Před rokem +2

      I'm Argentine native, glacier keeps growing and growing (one of the few that is not going backwards) and is very common that the front wall gets broken but never in my life I've seen something like this. Looks incredible but its not normal. btw, the part that is ussually above the surface is 60 meters tall.....imagine that

    • @r.t.saravia3834
      @r.t.saravia3834 Před rokem

      Es como comparar las cataratas del niagara con las del IGUAZU

    • @rafaelmf2540
      @rafaelmf2540 Před rokem

      @@MrHuerquen It is Grey Glacier in Chile

  • @NIGHTOWL-jf9zt
    @NIGHTOWL-jf9zt Před rokem +38

    The amazing colors between the top and bottom of the ice. Such a huge displacement. I actually watched it three times it was so beautiful. Thank you for this video.

  •  Před měsícem

    Glaciers ebb and flow quite happily without any fictitious human intervention and it's always spectacular Good filming.

  • @breakfreak3181
    @breakfreak3181 Před rokem

    Wow. This footage is amazing. The colours of the glacier are stunning. Thanks random YT suggestion!

  • @boedye
    @boedye Před rokem +419

    Nature is incredible -- thank you for capturing this! Also, thank you for capturing this in landscape, and not making endless commentary throughout the whole filming!

    • @Jbolo123
      @Jbolo123 Před rokem +4

      @@bsblleon01 the refrigerator shrinks the ice burgs to cup size

    • @mikegilgenbach4840
      @mikegilgenbach4840 Před rokem +3

      Yes, otherwise the ripping sound of wind across the mic would have been totally ruined for me.

    • @johnliberty3647
      @johnliberty3647 Před rokem +4

      And TY for no filming this in Verticle mode (Generation Selfies worst trait) and TY for not zooming in to see everything up close (probably something i would do because I suck at making videos)

  • @bgg5090
    @bgg5090 Před rokem +33

    Props to the camera operator for making this watchable in many ways. Thank you!

  • @anthonymar-forman6442
    @anthonymar-forman6442 Před 4 měsíci +1

    The color gradient according to the depth is amazing!

  • @paulnicholson8524
    @paulnicholson8524 Před rokem

    It's so cold it pushes water away. The blue color is fascinating. Thank you!!

  • @winterfawn2341
    @winterfawn2341 Před rokem +160

    My brain just cannot fathom how massive this really is. I felt the same way when I saw the grand canyon... It was only when a bird flew by and then off into the canyon that I was able to really comprehend its magnitude.

    • @yingfortheking
      @yingfortheking Před rokem +5

      Its almost dizzying and makes you sit just to take it all in

    • @isg9106
      @isg9106 Před rokem +1

      I’m thinking those pools that form on the deep blue ice after they surface are more like lakes, and the mound next to it is probably more like a small mountain.

    • @yingfortheking
      @yingfortheking Před rokem +3

      @@user-jv3ip7lk6x truely stinky

    • @user-jv3ip7lk6x
      @user-jv3ip7lk6x Před rokem

      @@yingfortheking That's your body when you rot in hell if Allah may.

    • @isaidwtfover
      @isaidwtfover Před rokem

      I know, right! It says the glacier is 3.7 miles wide and that was about a third of it!

  • @feeberizer
    @feeberizer Před rokem +8

    Holy mackerel! It's HUGE! Very deceptive with what's seen above the waterline. Good job.

  • @fritzfedke8079
    @fritzfedke8079 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Stunningly scary and beautiful at the same time

  • @hubsonekka
    @hubsonekka Před 7 měsíci +1

    That shades of blue are amazing.

  • @ILLiteSociety
    @ILLiteSociety Před rokem +62

    That is nothing short of incredible. Even with the wind blowing into the mic, the roar of that completely trumped it by a mile! And who knew those things were so huge?! You can't tell at all by looking at that blanket of glaciers, that they go that deep into the water. Incredible indeed!!

    • @johndododoe1411
      @johndododoe1411 Před rokem +2

      They don't go into the water, they _are_ the water. The river is all from that icecube melting while sliding down the mountain cutting a groove for itself.

    • @PeterGenovese
      @PeterGenovese Před rokem +1

      The roar of the calving not only did not trump the wind sound by a mile, but it was non-existent compared to the wind sound. I'm glad your fantasy says otherwise, though.

  • @justanotherperson2960
    @justanotherperson2960 Před rokem +60

    The sheer size of the iceberg hidden beneath was breathtaking

    • @oklaridian9692
      @oklaridian9692 Před rokem

      Depth

    • @richarddecredico6098
      @richarddecredico6098 Před rokem +2

      It is not an iceberg that is 'hidden' it is just glacial ice.

    • @i.am.heather
      @i.am.heather Před rokem +2

      It’s glacial ice, not an iceberg. The sheer depth is captivating, I agree with that. The blue is stunning.

    • @oklaridian9692
      @oklaridian9692 Před rokem

      @@richarddecredico6098 it became an iceberg when it broke free from the glacier.

  • @5amH45lam
    @5amH45lam Před rokem

    Epic! An excellent capture, fortuitously timed no doubt, but outstanding documentation all the same. How deep does that glacier _(all_ glaciers??) extend underwater??

  • @SightForMemories
    @SightForMemories Před rokem

    Ok, wow, that was incredible at the end, like, that dark blue ice, is so beautiful... and the sheer scale of it, just wow.

  • @xenocide1307
    @xenocide1307 Před rokem +73

    What an amazing color the ice has. Also completely surprised by just how huge that section actually was!

  • @pinetree2473
    @pinetree2473 Před rokem +8

    A great visual for seeing how much more depth of ice there is below that relatively thin 'white ice topping.'

  • @guerlaindekerfontaine
    @guerlaindekerfontaine Před 7 měsíci

    Beautiful...! One more... please...!

  • @Soulful_Chaos
    @Soulful_Chaos Před 17 dny

    Look at how BEAUTIFUL that is! Ohh that deep blue is so perfectly gorgeous!

  • @nvstewart
    @nvstewart Před rokem +39

    The description mentioned that from the water surface to the top of the glacier is on average 240 foot tall. Using this you can estimate that the iceberg that broke off is 2-3000 foot tip to tip. That is monstrous.

    • @valarieirons4447
      @valarieirons4447 Před rokem

      Good point.. I read the description after watching first time then watched again thinking how tall and wide... something visually to help understand scale helps wonders. Amazing video!

  • @23ofSeptember
    @23ofSeptember Před rokem +14

    Absolutely incredible how thick that glacier is. Truly a "tip of the iceberg" moment.

  • @kathleenclark1866
    @kathleenclark1866 Před rokem

    Thank you for sharing. Very beautiful.❤

  • @ShadowHasselhoff
    @ShadowHasselhoff Před rokem +414

    This is absolutely extraordinary footage - pure luck that you happened to be right there at that point in time. Plenty for geologists to examine! I hope you get recognised for this.

    • @victorfergn
      @victorfergn Před rokem +8

      There's plenty of people in those places

    • @anothercomment3451
      @anothercomment3451 Před rokem +6

      "pure luck" 👌

    • @marcteenhc9793
      @marcteenhc9793 Před rokem +10

      This happens in regular, predictable, intervals!!

    • @victorfergn
      @victorfergn Před rokem

      @@marcteenhc9793 yeah but it's too expensive to be there for long periods of time

    • @richarddecredico6098
      @richarddecredico6098 Před rokem +7

      ???? This happens regularly, all over the world where there are glaciers.